Chapter 1 Castle Peak Nursing Home
There are three thousand floating worlds, and they are disturbed, I only want to burn incense and caress the piano, read the golden scriptures at the desk, lie drunk among the green bamboos, and laugh at the beasts.
Hidden in the chaotic world, the game is in the dust.
Explore a tea house, look at a landscape, find the true meaning of Buddhism, and find the essence of Taoism.
"Whoever is solid and poor, Miao Zai has repaired before. ”
- Su Changqing
Touching the somewhat stained mirror, Su Changqing sighed when he saw his old and gloomy appearance in the mirror.
He's been in this nursing home for 13 years, so he's 71 when he first came here, and now he's ...... That's 84 years old. After such a long time, he also gave up the slightest thought of his daughter taking him home, after all, after so many years, his daughter and grandson have not come over for a few days, leaving him alone in the nursing home.
The name of this nursing home is Qingshan Nursing Home, and it has been some years, the place is not big, and the wind review is not bad, but the only regret is that I don't know what the reason is, after so many years, I don't see the government come to decorate it. And the director of the nursing home, probably because of the economic downturn in the past few years, and there is no big boss to come over to donate money, so back and forth, it has been ten years since the last decoration, and there has been some old decoration here.
Although this nursing home has a good reputation, and there are many older and younger generations who know about this place, they don't know why, and few people come. Most of the elderly people who were sent here were mentally ill, and their families could not afford to send them to expensive hospitals, so it was worth such a total to send them here.
It's just that Su Changqing is not mentally ill, although he has children, but he doesn't want to support him, and the family pushes back and forth there, saying that the family is poor, has no money, and wants to provide for the children to study and other reasons to throw him around like a burden, and in the end, Su Changqing really couldn't stand it anymore, and took the initiative to ask to leave, which stopped the family turmoil.
"Lao Wang, you're playing chess. Su Changqing walked into the courtyard and asked.
This nursing home is roughly divided into three areas, one is the place where the elderly sleep and eat, simply call it the housing area, and there is an area in front of these houses, a cement paved open space, where the old people usually move, and next to the open space, is a low room, which is specially for the dean to live in, and it is also the dean's usual office.
Su Changqing's name is Lao Wang, who is also a white-haired old man, 80 years old this year, four years younger than Su Changqing, usually energetic, but I don't know what the reason, his head is a little bald, and he is the only one in the sanatorium who is not demented and stupid.
The old king replied without replying, and then continued to concentrate on playing chess. Lao Wang is a chess addict, although no one usually plays chess with him, but he is also very happy with himself.
Su Changqing is not annoyed, after all, they are all people who know the roots, and Lao Wang's state is like falling into the chess game again.
In front of the clearing is a heavy iron gate, which is guarded by security guards on weekdays. The security guard has also been here for eight years, almost in his 40s and 50s, because most of the people in the nursing home are older than him, basically everyone calls him Xiao Chen.
"Eh, what are you doing?" At this time, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted.
Su Changqing looked up and saw a pair of little girls standing outside the door, one with short hair and the other with long hair.
The location of Qingshan Nursing Home is relatively remote, although many people have heard this name, but few people know how to go, and it is a coincidence that two little girls came today.
The eyes of these two little girls are clear, and they look ignorant of the world. I don't know why, Su Changqing's heart darkened slightly when he saw these eyes, and he suddenly thought of his daughter, who was also so innocent and lovely when she was a child, and her eyes were as clear as ever.
"We ......" The short-haired girl seemed to be slightly shy, and couldn't hold back a word for a long time.
But the long-haired girl hurriedly said, "Uncle, we just passed by here unintentionally to come and see." ”
Although Xiao Chen frowned, his tone was a little gentle, "It's nothing to look at, let's go home quickly." ”
"But......" Rapunzel was about to say something, but the short-haired girl pulled her sleeve.
"Go back. Xiao Chen still repeated this sentence, and his tone had changed from mild to severe.
"Okay, okay. Rapunzel nodded reluctantly, still politely saying, "Well, goodbye, uncle." ”
"Well, goodbye. Probably because the other party knew each other very well, Xiao Chen's tone became gentle again.
Qingshan Nursing Home rarely has people coming, and idlers are not allowed to come in, and even relatives have to ask the director when they come in, and I don't know why. This sanatorium is not big, so it is naturally convenient to ask the director, but there are few relatives to come.
Due to the remote location of the nursing home, there are quite a lot of trees next to it, which is very cool in the summer, but it is a little chilly in the winter. This tree is an ordinary camphor tree, and it is not clear what kind of small-leaved camphor or large-leaved camphor it is.
Today's sun is not bad, Su Changqing leaned back on the chair, fanned his fan and began to be in a daze. I don't know if it's old or what, when I'm older, I often think about it, or I can be in a daze for hours, as if life is confused and I don't know how to go, so I have to stay where I am, looking at the sky over and over again, but I can only feel that the gap in my heart is getting bigger and bigger.
The surroundings are quite quiet, not to mention, this nursing home is quite quiet due to its remote location. When you close your eyes, you can also feel the occasional sound of shaking the leaves when a gust of wind blows, or the "pop" sound when Lao Wang is playing chess.
"Eh, where are you going?" Xiao Chen's voice came, I don't know why, it seemed a little ethereal.
"Go, go outside, look, see grandson!" said a slurred voice.
Su Changqing didn't open his eyes, but he already knew who it was, it was Old Lady Lin. Thinking of what happened to Lin Po and thinking of his current situation, to be honest, if he had stayed 71 years ago, Su Changqing never thought that after 71 years, he would be like a lonely old man who would stay in this sanatorium for the rest of his life.
Seventy-one years ago, it was before liberation. At that time, Su Changqing had just crossed, he was full of ambition and determined to make a name for himself here, but it was a pity that he was not outstanding in physical strength and intelligence, and he was an ordinary person before the crossing, so what did he use to make a name for himself?
As an ordinary office worker, most of his history has been changed to a physical education teacher, and to be a copyist? Su Changqing himself knows that he has no ability, and he has to memorize all kinds of famous articles during the liberation, but, unfortunately, Su Changqing can't do it either, as for going to school, the country is already in a moment of war, and the school has long been suspended, how can he go to school?
Since it can't work, Su Changqing gritted his teeth, then go and become a soldier!
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